1When thou sittest toeatלִלְח֣וֹםlil.ChomH3898with arulerמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910,considerבִּ֥יןbinH995diligentlyתָּ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995him that isbeforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee;
2Andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760aknifeשַׂכִּ֣יןsa.KinH7915to thythroatH5315,ifאִם־'im-H518thou be amanH5315given toappetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.
3Benotאַל־'al-H408desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful meat.
4Wearyתִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'H3021notאַל־'al-H408thyself to berichלְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.ShirH6238;ceaseחֲדָֽל׃cha.DalH2308from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thousetעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213thineeyesעֵינֶ֥יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869upon thatwhichH5869isnotוְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּve.'Ei.Ne.nuH369? for richescertainlyכִּ֤יkiH3588makeיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213themselveswingsכְנָפַ֑יִםkhe.na.Fa.yimH3671, like aneagleכְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרke.Ne.sherH5404that flieth towardheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
6Eatתִּלְחַ֗םtil.ChamH3898thounotאַל־'al-H408thebreadלֶ֭חֶםLe.chemH3899of him that hath anevilרַ֣עra'H7451eyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869,neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408desireתִּ֝תְאָ֗יוtit.'avH183thou his dainties:
7For as he reckonethwithinעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931,soכֶּ֫ן־Ken-H3651is he:Eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398anddrinkוּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehH8354, saith he to thee; but hisheartוְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.BoH3820isnotכִּ֤י׀kiH3588with thee.
8Themorselפִּֽתְּךָ־pi.te.kha-H6595whichH1697thou hasteatenH398shalt thouvomitתְקִיאֶ֑נָּהte.ki.'E.nahH6958upH398, and lose thy sweetwordsדְּבָרֶ֥יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697.
9Speakתְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.BerH1696notאַל־'al-H408in thehearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684; for he willdespiseיָ֝ב֗וּזya.VuzH936thewisdomלְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khelH7922of thywordsמִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khaH4405.
11For theirredeemerגֹאֲלָ֥םgo.'a.LamH1350isstrongחָזָ֑קcha.ZakH2389; he shallpleadיָרִ֖יבya.RivH7378theircauseרִיבָ֣םri.VamH7379againstאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854thee.
12Applyהָבִ֣יאָהha.Vi.'ahH935thineheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820untoinstructionלַמּוּסָ֣רla.mu.SarH4148, and thineearsוְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָve.'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to thewordsלְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-H561ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13Withholdתִּמְנַ֣עtim.Na'H4513notH3808correctionמוּסָ֑רmu.SarH4148from thechildמִנַּ֣עַרmi.Na.'arH5288: forifכִּֽי־ki-H3588thoubeatתַכֶּ֥נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with therodבַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטva.She.vetH7626, he shallnotH3808dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
14Thou shaltbeatתַּכֶּ֑נּוּta.Ke.nuH5221him with therodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626, and shaltdeliverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337hissoulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315fromSheolמִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olH7585.
16Yea, my reins shallrejoiceוְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהve.ta'.Lo.ze.nahH5937, when thylipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָSe.fa.Tei.khaH8193speakבְּדַבֵּ֥רbe.da.BerH1696rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339things.
17LetH408notH408thineheartלִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaH3820envyיְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'H7065sinnersבַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'ImH2400: but be thou in thefearבְּיִרְאַת־be.yir.'at-H3374of theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117longH3117:
18Forsurelyכִּ֭יkiH3588there is a reward; and thyhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaH8615shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808becutתִכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772offH3772.
19Hearשְׁמַע־she.ma'-H8085thou, mysonבְנִ֣יve.NiH1121, and bewiseוַחֲכָ֑םva.cha.KhamH2449, andguideוְאַשֵּׁ֖רve.'a.SherH833thineheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820in thewayבַּדֶּ֣רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870.
20Benotאַל־'al-H408among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters offleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320:
21For the drunkard and the glutton shallcomeH3423topovertyH3423: anddrowsinessנוּמָֽה׃nu.MahH5124shallclotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal.BishH3847a man withragsוּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםu.ke.ra.'ImH7168.
24Thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662shallgreatlyH1523rejoiceיִשְׂמַחve.yis.mach-H8055: and he that begetteth awiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450childוְיוֹלֵ֥דve.yo.ledH3205shall havejoyבּֽוֹ׃boH8055of him.
25LetH1523thyfatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1and thymotherוְאִמֶּ֑ךָve.'i.Me.khaH517begladH8055, andletH1523herיֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃Yo.lad.Te.khaH3205that bare theerejoiceיִֽשְׂמַח־yis.mach-H8055.
27For a whore is adeepעֲמֻקָּ֣ה'a.mu.KahH6013ditch; and a strangewomanנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237is a narrowpitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745.
28Yea,sheהִ֭יאhi'H1931lieth inwaitתֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte.'e.RoH693as arobberכְּחֶ֣תֶףke.Che.tefH2863, and increaseth thetreacherousוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898amongmenבְּאָדָ֥םbe.'a.DamH120.
29Who hathwoeא֥וֹי'oH188? who hathsorrowאֲב֡וֹי'a.VoH17? who hathcontentionsH4066? who hathcomplainingשִׂ֗יחַSi.achH7879? who hathwoundsפְּצָעִ֣יםpe.tza.'ImH6482withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600? who hathrednessחַכְלִל֥וּתchakh.li.LutH2448ofeyesעֵינָֽיִם׃'ei.Na.yimH5869?
30They thattarryH309longH309at thewineהַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196; they thatgoלַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'ImH935to seekoutעַל־'al-H5921mixedמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469wineH3196.
31LookH7200notאַל־'al-H408thouuponH7200thewineיַיִן֮ya.YinH3196when it isredיִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.DamH119, when it givethitsיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414colour in the cup, when it goethdownיִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.LekhH1980smoothlyבְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃be.mei.sha.RimH4339.
32At thelastאַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ'a.cha.ri.toH319it biteth like aserpentכְּנָחָ֣שׁke.na.ChashH5175, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thineeyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869shallbeholdיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200strangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114things, and thineheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820shallutterיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696froward things.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that liethdownH7901in themidstבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220, or as he that liethuponוְ֭הָיִיתָVe.ha.yi.taH1961thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of a mast.
35They havestrickenH5221meH3254, shalt thousayH3254, and I wasnotH3254hurt; they havebeatenH5221meH3254, and I felt itnotH3254: when shall I awake? I willseekאֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ'a.vak.She.nuH1245it yetagainעֽוֹד׃odH5750.
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